Montello principal gets pie in face

: Niklas Hollinger, left, takes the stage after being selected to throw the first pie into Principal Jim Cliffe’s face during a school assembly at Montello Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Hollinger, a prekindergarten student in Ruth Joyce’s classroom, sold the most pies during a Parent Teacher Friends Club fundraiser. The pie throw followed an assembly that recognized students for respectful, safe and responsible behavior. Assistant Principal Cindy Gish, center, hands the pie to Hollinger.

: Niklas Hollinger, center, and Assistant Principal Cindy Gish react after Hollinger was the first student to throw a pie into Principal Jim Cliffe’s face during a school assembly at Montello Elementary School in Lewiston on Thursday. Hollinger, a prekindergarten student in Ruth Joyce’s classroom, sold the most pies during a Parent Teacher Friends Club fundraiser. The pie throw followed an assembly that recognized students for respectful, safe and responsible behavior.